Sony Alpha A900 and A850 DSLRS

A900 ISO 6400 Diary

Figured I'd start a thread for high ISO shots with the A900, for fun.

If you use any noise reduction please state just the basics on what you did. If you want to include your camera settings or tips for others, have at it. Not too many rules for this other than the shots must be ISO 6400 and it would be nice to mention noise reduction or raw processing technique (if shot in raw).
Have fun.

My first entry into the Diary:
Ricoh GRD III.

Jpeg in camera, no NR. Chroma NR only in CS2.

Sony A900 Forum Talk

We decided to add this forum for all of the Sony A900 owners so that all technical information and gear talk could be quickly accessed and organized for this camera. Please, lets keep this forum for all talk relating to the A900, photos for critique or sharing should be posted in our Photo Critique and Photo Sharing forums. Any photos posted should be in relation to gear talk specifically. Thank you for your participation!

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Official A900/Flagship Thread

This post is for all talk related to the A900/Flagship. I will sticky this post so that it is easily accessible for the future so we can have fast access to any and all information that has been/will be acquired on the A900.

-C.Garrard

PRE ORDERS Available here:

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Alpha-24-6MP-Digital-Camera/dp/B001FOREK4/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1221795794&sr=8-1

A little help.....

Pleeeeeeeeze?

It has been years since I embedded photos so they open in a window instead of a link.

I am a Pbase member so I have a method.

What are the size limits and what is the command line for posting?

Thanx.......

A850 dreaming...

So...this year's summer vacation is to Jackson, WY to visit the Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks. This could be a once-in-a-lifetime trip, and I'm itching to find a reason to go FF. :D The trip will obviously involve lots of landscape work, and I am really wanting to experience ultra-wide full frame goodness in all its glory. There's a chance, albeit slim, that I can make the move to an A850 between now and then. Lenses are really the key - I already have a Minolta 24-85RS, 50 f/1.7, Beercan & 70-300G. Would the 24-85 make at least a good 'starter' FF lens?

Possible good news for A900/850 owners

Recently some rumors and light evidence has been seen on the net claiming that A900/850 cameras would have a firmware update addressing commonly expressed concerns and issues from the owners of these cameras. Anybody who has kept up with me at all knows that I have been championing for a FW update addressing several issues on the A900/850 cameras for quite some time now.

Depth of Field question.....

I have a photo to take and I need some help.
I'm having a tough time withj it and have tried many different things to get it the way the client wants but am always off a hair.

I have an object to capture that is approximately 8 feet long and 4 feet wide by 4 feet tall. I need to position it at roughly 45 degrees.

I want the entire object in focus but need to blur the background.

Any suggestions for the settings?

I have a choice of CZ 24-70 or CZ 16-35 both 2.8's

noisy a850

hi just bought a sony a850 but when i had some test shots, iso400,1/125,f4, forgot other details it was very noisy..lens used was a zeiss 24-70..is it the camera had a fault? i wish to upload the pictures in here but im not sure how to..any help..thanks